In this project, you will work in teams to create one-minute video news stories to share with Catholic classrooms around the world. You will use Google Docs to create a script, Audacity to record an audio track, and iMovie to put it all together. Your videos will be posted tohttp://catholicschoolminute.blogspot.comand played in Catholic schools everywhere.
Read the Grading Rubric carefully, so you know what is expected of you.
Grading Rubric
Professional (A)
Video follows the requirements of the template Images are sized properly and avoid pixelation and move in an interesting and appropriate way around the screen. Narration enthusiastic and has a good pace and volume; there is little to no background noise and the recording sounds warm and rich Video is between 60 and 70 seconds long Content is organized, accurate, and tells an interesting story Student worked hard during class and outside of class time
Satisfactory (B)
Video follows the requirements of the template Images are sized properly and avoid pixelation Narration enthusiastic and has a good pace and volume Video is between 60 and 70 seconds long Content is organized and accurate Student worked hard during class
Minimal (C)
Video follows the requirements of the template Images are connected to the content Narration is mostly clear and understandable Video is between 60 and 70 seconds long Content is accurate Student worked during class and needed only a brief reminder to stay on task
Unacceptable (D)
Video does not follow the requirements of the template Images are pixelated and/or blurry Narration is difficult to understand Video is under 60 seconds or over 70 seconds Content is poorly organized, uninteresting, incomplete, or inaccurate Student was reluctant to work on the project and/or distracted others
Instructions
Goal: Following the guidelines of the Catholic School Minute template, work with team members to create several 60-70 second video stories about current Catholic events or news.
Get together with your team to decide on a theme or topic for your video series.
Research your topic, looking for a good story.
Write the story (approximately 180 words).
Practice reading the story to get the timing.
Revise the story as needed.
Record the narration in Audacity, editing as needed.
Export the narration as a WAV file.
Build your video in iMovie.
Export your video to the desktop in HD quality.
Upload the video to Google Drive and share it with your team members and Mr. Senger.
Video News for Catholic Schools
In this project, you will work in teams to create one-minute video news stories to share with Catholic classrooms around the world. You will use Google Docs to create a script, Audacity to record an audio track, and iMovie to put it all together. Your videos will be posted to http://catholicschoolminute.blogspot.com and played in Catholic schools everywhere.
Read the Grading Rubric carefully, so you know what is expected of you.
Grading Rubric
(A)
Images are sized properly and avoid pixelation and move in an interesting and appropriate way around the screen.
Narration enthusiastic and has a good pace and volume; there is little to no background noise and the recording sounds warm and rich
Video is between 60 and 70 seconds long
Content is organized, accurate, and tells an interesting story
Student worked hard during class and outside of class time
(B)
Images are sized properly and avoid pixelation
Narration enthusiastic and has a good pace and volume
Video is between 60 and 70 seconds long
Content is organized and accurate
Student worked hard during class
(C)
Images are connected to the content
Narration is mostly clear and understandable
Video is between 60 and 70 seconds long
Content is accurate
Student worked during class and needed only a brief reminder to stay on task
(D)
Images are pixelated and/or blurry
Narration is difficult to understand
Video is under 60 seconds or over 70 seconds
Content is poorly organized, uninteresting, incomplete, or inaccurate
Student was reluctant to work on the project and/or distracted others
Instructions
Resources
Video Samples